Osteria “Al Dente”
In the very center of Moscow there is a wonderful piece of Italy waiting for you. It’s a small island of sun and joy located in the middle of the nosy, crowded and hectic city. If you’re already acquainted with this enigmatic and inviting, magnificent and fabulous Mediterranean country, here you can find a small sunny part of it. But if your destiny hasn’t brought you to the Mediterranean coast yet, after visiting or restaurant you’ll definitely be eager to see this wonderful part of the world.
The atmosphere of Italian restaurant “Osteria” allows you to fully feel the immersiveness of the far-away and beautiful Italy. But the main thing which will attract you once and will never leave you is the magnificent cuisine of our restaurant. It’s rather unlikely that somebody will disagree with the statement that cook is not only a profession but also a vocation and talent. These would be the exact words if we speak about our chef who came here from Piedmont to give the guests Italian hospitality, his mastership and unique combination of Italian tastes.
Traditional Italian appetizers will bring you exquisite pleasure: tender carpaccio, stuffed olives and eggplants, excellent mozzarella and many other delicacies which harmoniously combine various taste accents.
The salads will please you by their diversity of vegetables, herbs and spices: tender ruccola, harsh basil, aromatic tomatoes, avocado, olives, capers… Tender sauces based on olive oil, balsamic and vine vinegar add piquancy to the dishes and perfectly complete the taste range. Traditional Paremsan cheese is also not forgotten.
Fish and meat dishes are originally cooked and flavoured with carefully selected spices. Our guests can try just-caught and prepared fish, taste oysters which crack and explode with fountains of delicious oyster juice!
We should dedicate special attention to our pasta. First of all, here it’s not just food but the whole art. It’s manually cooked by the chef according to the orders of our guests. Tender, melting in mouth pasta is dressed with your favourite sauce (cream, tomato, tabasco, Bolognese) and different ingredients typical for Italian cuisine: bacon, seafood (oysters, shrimps, anchovies), vegetables (tomatoes, black and green olives, capers, garlic, eggplants, peppers) and various herbs and mushrooms.
And, of course, pizza. Our restaurant is one of the few places in Moscow where pizza is cooked in an authentic wooden stove. Pizza absorbs the aroma of wood and then warms you up.
